Hair ornament.



R. BOLLE.

HAIR ORNAMENT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 7. 1915 1 ,1 85, 1 72. Patented May 30, 1916.

RUDOLF BOLLE, OF PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND.

HAIR. ORNAMENT.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, RUDoLr B LLE, a citizen of the United States, andresident of the city of 'Pawtucket, in the county of Providence andState of Rhode Island, .have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Hair Ornaments, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to hair ornaments, and has for its object toprovide a hair pin and to mount an ornamental member thereon in such away that it may be adjusted relative to the pin.

It is found in practice, when ornaments are worn in the hair by ladies,owing to close fitting of the hats, that'it is often necessary to removethe ornament before the hat can be applied, and to obviate thisdifficulty, I have mounted an ornament on a hair pin in such a way thatthe same may be adjusted relative to the pin, whereby the ornament maybe turned up, to one side, or in any other desired position after thehat has been removed, or it may be turned downward and intothe mostcompact or out of the way position, so as not to be in the way when thehat is to be placed upon the head.

l Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction, as will be more fully describedand particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation showing thehair ornament as attached to a hair pin and turned upward relative tothe same, also illustrating in dotted lines that it may be turned toeither one side or the other, or downward as desired. Fig. 2- is an edgeview of the hair pin showing the ornament as being both hinged andpivotally mounted on the pin. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of thepivoting hinge block. Fig. 4 is a perspective .view of the pivotinghinge block with the hinge member operatively mounted.

Referring to the drawings 10 designates the hair pin which may beconstructed of shell, celluloid, metal, or other suitable material, andbent or formed into the desired shape, and 11 designates the ornamentwhich may be made of any suitable material and in any desired ornamentalshape.

The primary object of my invention is to so mount this ornament on thepin that it may receive a universal action thereon so Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented May 30, 1916.

Application filed September 7, 1915. Serial No. 49,212.

that it may be moved, turned, and set into any desired position to suitthe fancy or style of head-dress, of the wearer. To accomplish this obect I have provided a block member 12 which is substantially fiat on itsunder surface 13, and is cut out as at 14: forming end members 15between which the hinge members 16 may be adjustably mounted on thetransverse pivot pin 17. This block member 12 is provided with a pivotpin 18 which extends through it, at substantially a right angle to thebase of the block and through the hair-pin, see Fig. 2 by means of whichthe block is adapted to rotate on the pin.

The hinge member 16 is provided with a flattened face 19 which may beconnected by cement or other suitable means to the under side of thehead-dress 11.

- By this construction it will be seen that the ornamental head-dress 11may be swung either upward or downward on the hinge member 16 and at thesame time be rotated on the pivot 18 and so be carried either to theright or to the left or up or down and into any desired position.

A feature of this construction is that the adjustable member forwardlyoffsets the ornament on the pin and is connected to the under side ofthis member, and also that this member completely covers the pivotedhingeblock, and no rivets or other attaching means are visible on theexposed surface to mar the attractive appearance of the ornament.

Another feature in this special construction and arrangement of myimproved hair ornament, is that by offsetting the ornament forwardlyupon the face of the pin, when the device is placed in position in thehair of the wearer the hair fibers crowned in between the pin and theornament and securely retain the latter in any adjusted position on thehead.

I claim:

1. The combination with a hair pin, of a supporting block having aswivel connection therewith, and an ornament-supporting hinge memberpivotally attached to said block and arranged to swing transversely ofthe axis of the swivel connection.

2. The combination with a hair pin, of a supporting block having aswivel connection therewith, said block being provided at its ends withears, an ornament-supporting hinge member located between said ears, anda pivot pin extending through said ears and said hinge member.

3. The combination with a hair pin, of a supporting block provided atits ends with out-standing ears, a swivel member passed through the bodyof said block and attached to said hair pin, and an ornament-supportinghinge member pivotally mounted between said ears.

4. The combination with a hair pin, and a swivel pin carried thereby, ofa supporting Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each,by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. 0.

